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Reading

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Reading, Jamaica, UK, USA 1. UK (England): formerly Readingum and Reddinges ‘(Settlement of) Rēad's People’ from an Old English personal name and ‐ingas.2. USA (Pennsylvania): laid out in 1748 on land owned by the sons of William Penn who founded Pennsylvania, they named it after their family home town in England.

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